Are practicals worth the hassle?
Is it really worth getting out all the equipment? Will the students actually learn anything? Won’t it take loads of time?
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The Wealden Cup and other competitions
Competitions are a great opportunity for students to develop their teamwork skills and to try something different with a fun element.
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Chirping on about Twitter
After a gap of a few years, I’ve taken to Twitter once again as a source of mathematical ideas and inspiration. It’s great to see just how many maths teachers and educators are regularly posting ideas and resources on Twitter!
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Networks alive and well in the East of England region
For the past couple of years, online network meetings have become a lifeline for teachers, allowing them to keep in touch and collaborate with colleagues both locally and across the country.
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A ‘lesser-known’ approach to differentiation from first principles
Students learn at GCSE, or very early on in A level, that there are three main ways of writing a quadratic expression. Each way has its own advantages, particularly in terms of identifying features of quadratic graphs.
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Climate change
The AMSP has been running enrichment events based on the topic of the environment and the impacts of climate change, most recently at Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College where we delivered a full day of sessions across the KS3 and KS4 range.
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Professional development for GCSE Mathematics teachers
The AMSP provides a wide range of professional development for GCSE Mathematics teachers.
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Top ten mistakes at GCSE
Although the AMSP has its origins in A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics (under the banner of the FMSP), we now, as you’ll know, support teachers and students at GCSE level in order to help them secure a good enough understanding (and confidence, and grades!) to study maths post-16.
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